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WNBA Chicago Sky Strike Five-Year Local TV Deal With A Ratings-Earning Station05 / 21 / 13The WNBA Sky for the first time will have "nearly an entire season of games" broadcast on a ratings-earning TV station, according to Danny Ecker of CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS. The club "struck a five-year agreement with Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting Co. to air 24 games a year on its family of netw... |
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MEDIA BLOCKBUSTER: DISNEY TO BUY CAP CITIES/ABC
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The U.S. Justice Department is said to be preparing an antitrust suit against Microsoft to block the company from linking its online service to its new Windows 95 operating system (BOSTON GLOBE, 7/29)
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WELL, WE'RE WAITING ... NO BID YET OUT OF WESTINGHOUSE
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INAUGURAL ISSUE OF ESPN MAGAZINE HITS STANDS AUGUST 1
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HBO'S "REAL SPORTS" COMES OUT WITH SOPHOMORE EDITION
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NEW HEAD OF TURNER SUPERSTATION LOOKS TO BOOST MARKETING
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